2 Termination Adjectives
Adjectives of 2 terminations (e.g., fortis, forte) use third declension i-stem endings for masc/fem nouns (e.g. cïvis, cïvis, m./f.) for forms modifying masc and fem nouns and third declension i-stem neuter nouns (e.g. mare, maris, n.) to modify neuter nouns. E.g. - "brave citizen, brave animal).
Note, in the ablative singular m/f, adjs of 2 terms take an ending in "ï" (not 'e', as you would expect from the 3rd decl i-stem paradigm for masc/fem nouns (i.e., cïve, näve).
| NS
fortis cïvis |
NP
fortës cïvës |
NS
forte animal |
NP
fortia animälia |
| GS
fortis cïvis |
GP
fortium cïvium |
GS
fortis animälis |
GP
fortium animälium |
| DS
fortï cïvï |
DP
fortibus cïvibus |
DS
fortï animälï |
DP
fortibus animälibus |
| AccS
fortem cïvem |
AccP
fortës cïvës |
AccS
forte animal |
AccP
fortia animälia |
| AblS
fortï cïve |
AblP
fortibus cïvibus |
Abls S
fortï animälï |
AblP
fortibus animälibus |
Chapter 16 index / drill 2 term adjs